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pagesofash's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mschley's review
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Subterranean Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
For my fantasy reads, I generally go by the rule of longer is better, but in this case, I’ll make an exception. The Kraken’s Tooth is the second installment in Ryan’s Seven Swords series. I’m possibly biased because I’m a big fan of Ryan’s work, but this was another great read by him. It’s one of those small but mighty situations.
Continuing the story from A Pilgrimage of Swords, the adventure keeps rolling and has surprising depth considering how short both are. Ryan is able to create a world that is interesting, has history, and has enough detail to imagine it, which can often take many hundreds of pages to convey. Added to that, the characters that the reader is adventuring with are even more interesting that the strange world they live in. The conversations between Guyime and Lakorath are particularly entertaining as is the slow unfolding of Guyime’s murky history. This book gets right down to the business of being a great story and is perfect if you want something to keep you entertained without the large commitment of time that so many of the good fantasy books require.
For my fantasy reads, I generally go by the rule of longer is better, but in this case, I’ll make an exception. The Kraken’s Tooth is the second installment in Ryan’s Seven Swords series. I’m possibly biased because I’m a big fan of Ryan’s work, but this was another great read by him. It’s one of those small but mighty situations.
Continuing the story from A Pilgrimage of Swords, the adventure keeps rolling and has surprising depth considering how short both are. Ryan is able to create a world that is interesting, has history, and has enough detail to imagine it, which can often take many hundreds of pages to convey. Added to that, the characters that the reader is adventuring with are even more interesting that the strange world they live in. The conversations between Guyime and Lakorath are particularly entertaining as is the slow unfolding of Guyime’s murky history. This book gets right down to the business of being a great story and is perfect if you want something to keep you entertained without the large commitment of time that so many of the good fantasy books require.
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